News Releases

MINNEAPOLIS (October 13, 2023) - The U.S. Department of Energy has selected the Heartland Hydrogen Hub, including multiple clean hydrogen projects from Xcel Energy, for award negotiations to receive up to $925 million. The award will serve as a ...

MINNEAPOLIS (October 9, 2023) — Workers at Xcel Energy's Prairie Island Nuclear Plant began a two-month refueling and maintenance effort on October 6, allowing the facility to continue providing reliable, carbon-free energy for more than one million ...

MINNEAPOLIS (September 21, 2023) — Today, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved Xcel Energy's expansion of the Sherco Solar project, which will soon become one of the biggest solar projects in the country. The project is a key element of ...

MINNEAPOLIS (Aug. 9, 2023) - Xcel Energy is issuing one of northwest Wisconsin's largest-ever calls for clean energy projects, which will add significant carbon-free energy for the company's Upper Midwest customers while replacing a coal-fired plant ...

MINNEAPOLIS (June 7, 2023) — Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Xcel Energy to work toward providing federal ...

MINNEAPOLIS (May 8, 2023) - Xcel Energy is proposing to add an additional 250-megawatt solar project near the existing Sherco plant site in Becker, Minnesota, which will soon be home to the Upper Midwest's largest solar development and represents an ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin (April 12, 2023) - Xcel Energy is advising customers who are eager to start their spring planting or landscaping to always call 8-1-1 to have underground utility lines marked free of charge before starting any digging ...

TREGO, Wisconsin (March 27, 2027) - On Monday, April 3, 2023, residents below Xcel Energy's Trego Dam, about eight miles north of Spooner, will hear a distinctive siren and voice message. At approximately 11 a.m., Xcel Energy, in coordination with ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin (Feb. 27, 2023) - Xcel Energy filed a request with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin today to create a new program to expand assistance to lower-earning households who need additional assistance to pay their energy ...

Eau Claire, Wisconsin (December 16, 2022- 4 p.m.) — With the help of more than 1,600 employees, contractors and support staff from eight states, nearly 90% of customers impacted by the winter storm the past two days have had their power restored.Crews ...